The Composition of "Kabiovach Bainti Chopai of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji,
written in symbolic language, but generally literally translated, has been
greatly misunderstood. The correct translation is given hereunder -

* No one has got any external enemy, all our enemies
are within us. It is man, who creates his own enemies. When a man is not
at peace with himself, hell is created within him, which creates havoc
all round him. By conquering the self, he conquers the whole world. God
is present every whereand is in all creatures, and it is He Who motivates
persons to act in a particular manner. Only He can lead us to think right
and do right things. Creatures on their own act unethically, invariably
against themselves, in pursuit of their selfish motives unwisely and wildly.
Man unknowingly acts against himself.

AASA MEHLA 5, p. 370: "I have been separated from my Beloved
by Maya (my mother-in-law). Hope and desire (my younger brother-in-law
and sister-in-law) are dying of grief. I am no longer swayed by the
fear of Death (my elder brother-in-law). I am protected by my All-knowing,
Wise Husband Lord. 1 . Listen, O people: I have tasted the
elixir of love. The evil ones are dead (instinctual enemies within
us), and my enemies are destroyed. The True Guru has given me the Name
of the Lord. 1 . Pause . First, I renounced my egotistical
love of myself. Second, I renounced the ways of the world.
Renouncing the three qualities, I look alike upon friend and enemy.
And then, the fourth state of bliss was revealed to me by the Holy One.
2 . In the cave of celestial bliss, I have obtained a seat.
The Lord of Light plays the unstruck melody of bliss. I am in ecstasy,
contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad. Imbued with my Beloved
Husband Lord, I am the blessed, happy soul-bride. 3 . Servant
Nanak chants the wisdom of God; one who listens and practices it,
is carried across and saved. He is not born, and he does not die;
he does not come or go. He remains blended with the Lord. 4
. 2 ."Also - Please refer to Phune M. 5, p. 1370 - "The
five evil enemies are tormenting me; how can I destroy them? Shoot them
with the sharp arrows of meditation on the Name of God. O Lord! The way
to slaughter these terrible sadistic enemies is obtained from the Perfect
Guru. 16"

jvn kwl sB jgq bnwXO ] dyv dYq j`Cn aupjwXo
]Awid AMiq eykY Avqwrw ] soeI gurU smiJXhu
hmwrw ]9]jvn kal sabh jagat bnaio dev daint jchchan oopjaio adi aunti aikai
avtara soei guru smjhiayho hmara (9)He, Who is the Creator of Time and the Universe, also created the angels,
demons and yakshas. He alone was in the beginningand will also be at the
end of the Time. He alone is my Guru. (9)

khUM PUl rwjw hÍY bYTw ] khUM
ismit iBXo sMkr iekYTw ]sgrI isRsit idKwie AcMBv ] Awid jugwid
srUp suXMBv ]19]kahoon phool raja hvai baitha kahoon simit bhio sunkr aikaitha sgri
sirsti dikhaeh achunbhv adi jugadi sroop suyunbhv. (19)Sometime You joyfully appear in the form of Brahma expanding the creation,
and some time in the form of contracting and dissolving Shiva. He shows
His miraculous deeds to all His creation of the Universe. He, the Primal
Power, born of Himself is since the beginning of beginning. (19)

* Sword, Double Edged Sword, Lance, and all weapons of
this nature in the Symbolic Language stand for Knowledge, Wisdom. Intellect,
Reason, Thought, Speech and so on. Sword depicts tongue in dreams, which
in
turn denotes speech and connected activities. Knowledge and Wisdom cut
the veil of ignorance, in the same manner as a sword. The following references
appear in Sri Guru Granth Sahib, which denote this meaning -

Man karhalaa vadbhaagiya tun gyaan ratan samaal.
Gur gyaan kharag hath dhaariya jam maar-yaraa jam-kaal. (7)O my wandering mind, you will be very fortunate, if you
take care of the Jewel of the Divine knowledge, God's Light in you (Guru)
is the Destroyer of Death. You hold the Sword of the Divine Knowledge in
your hand and slay the Angel of Death."

(b) Sri Guru Ram Das Ji in Rag Vadhans, page 574, states
-

Satgur gyaan kharag hath deena jam-kankar
maar bidaare.The True Guru has blessed us with the SWORD OF WISDOM,
with which we have annihilated the couriers of Yama.

(c) Sri Guru Ram Das in Rag Nat, page 983, states -

lobh lahar sabh suaan halak hai halkiyo sabheh
bigaare. Mere thaakur kai deebaan khabar hoyee gur gyaan kharag lai maarai.
(7)Greed, like a mad dog, bites any one and infects all
it touches with a like malady. But when the Master's Court comes to know
it, it is slain with the SWORD OF WISDOM.

(d) Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Rag Maru, page 1022, states
-

Kaam krodh ahankaar nivaare. Taskar panch
sabad sanghaare. Gyaan kharag lai man syo loojhai mansaa maneh samaayee
he. (3)If one overcomes Lust, Wrath and Egocentricity, slays
the Five Thieves (the sickly instinctual drives) through the Guru's Word,
and struggles with the mind, armed with the SWORD OF WISDOM, all the sickly
drives merge back in the mind.

(e) Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji, in Rag Maru, Sohile, page 1072,
states -

Har ka naam kot lakh baaha. Har jas keertan
sang dhan taaha. Gyaan kharag kar kirpa deena doot maare kar dhaayee he.
(9)He, who cherishes the Lord's Name, and has the Riches
of the Lord's Praise, possesses the strength of millions upon millions
of arms. The Lord in His Mercy, blesses him with the SWORD OF WISDOM, he
thus slays the demons in him with the flash like charge.

(f) Sri Guru Ram Das Ji, in Rag Kalyan, page 1324, states
-

chandan vas bhoye-angam veree kiv mileeyai
chandan leejai. Katd kharag gur gyan karaara bikh chhedh chhedh ras pijai.
(3)The Chandan Tree is girdled by snakes. How is one to
get to the Tree? Draw out the Powerful SWORD OF THE GURU'S WISDOM, cut
into pieces the poisonous things, and suck in the Elixir (of God's Name).

Gyaan kharag panch doot sanghaare gurmat jaagai
soye. Naam ratan pargaasiya man tan nirmal hoyeOne gets awakened with the Guru's Word, and with this
SWORD OF WISDOM, he slays the Five Demons. With this the Jewel of His Name
emerges, which makes both, the body and mind stainless and pure."

Gur te gyaan paaiya at kharag karaara. Dooja
bhram gar katiya mohe lobh ahankaaraOne finds WISDOM from the GURU - IT IS THE MIGHTY SWORD.
It cleaves the fortress of one's cravings for worldly things, also Attachment,
Egocentricity and Greed.

(I) Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji, in Rag Sorath, page 628, states
-

gribi gada hamari. khanna sagal rainu chari.
eis agai ko na tikai vaikari. gur poore aih gal sari.Humility is our Mace and to be the Dust of all, is our
Double Edged Sword. For the people so well armed as we are, no evil doer
can make a successful stand against us. This is the secret revealed by
God's Wisdom."

Sri Guru Gobind Singh's writings -

(1) O Mightiest Sword (God), O The Conqueror
of worlds, O Vanquisher of the hosts of evil, O Embellisher of the brave
in the field of battle. Your arms are unbreakable, Your Light refulgent,
Your Glory and Splendour dazzle like the sun. O Happiness of the holy,
O Crusher of evil intent, O Subduer of sin, I seek Your refuge. Victory
be to You, O the Creator of Universe, O our Deliverer and Sustainer. Victory,
Victory, Victory be to You, the Mightiest Sword.(Bichhitar Natak)

(2) God first created the Double Edged Sword
(Knowledge of Himself), and then the Universe.( Chandi di Var)

(3) Blessed is his life in the world, who keeps
God's Name on his tongue and ever fights with the evil within him. Our
body is perishable and will not last with us for ever. Board the Boat of
God's Glory and ferry yourself across the sea of material existence.We
should exercise utmost patience, and illuminate our mind with the Light
of God, and take the Sword of God's Wisdom in our hand, and root out the
fear of death (cowardice) within us.(Krishna Avtar)